come a cropper

US /kʌm ə ˈkrɒpər/
UK /kʌm ə ˈkrɒpər/
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摔個大跟頭, 徹底失敗

to fall heavily or to fail badly

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He came a cropper trying to jump over the fence.
他試圖跳過柵欄時摔了個大跟頭
The company came a cropper after a series of bad investments.
公司在一系列糟糕的投資後徹底失敗了